what do you think of this capture card

[bodypilot90 0]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3761&item=3403791987
or this one


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3761&item=3404076237


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[PhreeZone 20]

What camera are you hoping to capture from? These cards capture analog video so its already less quality then digital. If you are working with a newer Sony or other camera they probally have Firewire on board, this is the perfered capture method.

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[indyz 1]

I have the first one. It's fine for watching TV on your computer. It is older technology and was not intended to be a capture card, so it is somewhat lacking in that department. I've only ever tried to import low quality (less than TV resolution) clips from a VCR, and it worked acceptably in that instance.

[bodypilot90 0]

would it do ok for transfering vhs to dvd?

[PhreeZone 20]

VHS to DVD? It would work but the DVD's won't look as good as a digital media DVD. There will be clear indications that its a VHS copy.

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[nacmacfeegle 0]

"There will be clear indications that its a VHS copy."

Its called generation loss, every time you pass an analogue signal through a cable you wil get a degradation in quality. If people are at all serious about quality of pictures, hey should stay in the digital domain and get a standard OHCI firewire or purpose designed IEEE1394 card. As long as they are working with DV images that is...
Capture resolutions of TV cards are unlikley to even come close to a full frame digital card.

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[Cajones 0]

I've worked with all sorts of tuner-type capture cards and they are consistently crappy, even in terms of the quality expected of a typical VHS tape. They are acceptable for putting on the web, where you watch the output in a little window on your monitor. Watching the output on a DVD would be painful to most any of us.

The best quality for entry-level composite video capture I've used is made by Dazzle. I have a USB version that I carry with my laptop and have been quite pleased with. They are very easy to set up, and can be moved from computer-to-computer very easily. The mid-grade one I have even does PAL, and PAL/NTSC conversion.

Dazzle has a prepacked solution you may want to consider, that captures in MPEG-2, DVD, and S-VCD (it has a built-in encoder which simplifies and speeds up everything considerably), and outputs to AVI, Real, WMP, and DV. It also has PAL/NTSC compatibility (full frame), a 6-in-1 media reader, and all the software you need to get started.

Take a look: http://www.dazzle.com/products/dcs200.html

It's more than you were looking at spending on the video card you showed us, but you're getting much more for your dinero, and you won't have to buy anything more (if you already have a CDR/DVDR).

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[bodypilot90 0]

This is the kind of info I needed thanks. Do you know if it will work with Adobe? Thanks again!!!

[Cajones 0]

Yes, this will work with Adobe Premiere. The links I sent in my PM did not include the model I would prefer - the Dazzle 150. It is similar to the 200, but does not have the universal reader, but is USB 2.0, which (if your computer supports it) will give you a more consistent frame-rate.

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[indyz 1]

Just found a link and remembered this thread. If you end up getting a WinTV type card (i.e., the STB model that you linked to), check out this article at ArsTechnica.

[bodypilot90 0]

once again, you guys came through, thanks. I'm looking now at good used dazzels on e bay, blues all